8 Apr 2016 16:48
Amsterdam, 8 April 2016
New World Resources Plc
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
Results of Voting
New World Resources Plc ('NWR' or the 'Company') announces that its shareholders approved all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company (the 'AGM'), which took place today in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
A breakdown of the votes cast is as follows:
RESOLUTIONS | VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | TOTAL VOTES[1] | VOTES WITHHELD | |
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS | |||||||
Resolution 1: Approval of the Annual Report and Accounts 2015 and the reports of the directors and auditors contained therein for the year ended 31 December 2015. | 1.556.609.059 | 93,20 | 113.598.019 | 6,80 | 1.670.207.078 | 57.600 | |
Resolution 2: Approval of the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2015. | 1.556.037.422 | 93,16 | 114.169.456 | 6,84 | 1.670.206.878 | 57.800 | |
Resolution 3: Re-election of Gareth Penny as a Director. | 1.556.210.722 | 93,18 | 113.848.019 | 6,82 | 1.670.058.741 | 205.937 | |
Resolution 4: Re-election of Boudewijn Wentink as a Director. | 1.556.609.059 | 93,20 | 113.598.019 | 6,80 | 1.670.207.078 | 57.600 | |
Resolution 5: Re-election of Bessel Kok as a Director. | 1.556.609.059 | 93,20 | 113.598.019 | 6,80 | 1.670.207.078 | 57.600 | |
Resolution 6: Re-election of Barry Rourke as a Director. | 1.556.609.059 | 93,20 | 113.598.019 | 6,80 | 1.670.207.078 | 57.600 | |
Resolution 7: Re-election of Alyson Warhurst as a Director. | 1.556.435.920 | 93,19 | 113.771.158 | 6,81 | 1.670.207.078 | 57.600 | |
Resolution 8: Re-election of Ian Ashby as a Director. | 1.556.460.583 | 93,19 | 113.746.495 | 6,81 | 1.670.207.078 | 57.600 | |
Resolution 9: Re-appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's auditor. | 1.556.349.699 | 93,18 | 113.848.019 | 6,82 | 1.670.197.718 | 66.960 | |
Resolution 10: Authorisation of the Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditor. | 1.556.436.120 | 93,19 | 113.770.958 | 6,81 | 1.670.207.078 | 57.600 | |
Resolution 11: Authorisation of the Directors to allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for or convert any security into shares in the capital of the Company. Subject to the provisions in the Notice of the AGM. | 1.360.539.989 | 81,46 | 309.667.089 | 18,54 | 1.670.207.078 | 57.600 | |
SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS | |||||||
Resolution 12: Authorisation of the Company to purchase A shares in the capital of the Company. Subject to the provisions in the Notice of the AGM. | 1.360.549.149 | 81,46 | 309.657.929 | 18,54 | 1.670.207.078 | 57.600 | |
Resolution 13: Amendment to notice period of general meetings so that they may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice. | 1.360.539.850 | 87,40 | 196.069.209 | 12,60 | 1.556.609.059 | 113.655.619 | |
A copy of the resolutions passed at the AGM has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection on the website: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.
For a detailed overview of the resolutions, please refer to the Notice of the AGM, published on 11 March 2016 and available on the Company's website at www.newworldresources.eu.
The minutes of the AGM will be made available on the Company's website in due course.
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Investor and Media Contact:
Radek Nemecek
Tel: +420 727 982 885
rnemecek@nwrgroup.eu
Website: www.newworldresources.eu
About NWR:
New World Resources Plc is a Central European hard coal producer. NWR produces quality coking and thermal coal for the steel and energy sectors in Central Europe through its subsidiary OKD, the largest hard coal mining company in the Czech Republic.
[1] The total votes cast consist of A ordinary shares in the capital of NWR.